Texas leads country in disasters

Piles of debris line the streets of the River Plantation community as homeowners and volunteers strip out unsalvageable furniture, drywall, carpet and more from homes flooded during Tropical Storm Harvey on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, in Conroe.

Piles of debris line the streets of the River Plantation community as homeowners and volunteers strip out unsalvageable furniture, drywall, carpet and more from homes flooded during Tropical Storm Harvey on

Piles of debris line the streets of the River Plantation community as homeowners and volunteers strip out unsalvageable furniture, drywall, carpet and more from homes flooded during Tropical Storm Harvey on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, in Conroe.

Piles of debris line the streets of the River Plantation community as homeowners and volunteers strip out unsalvageable furniture, drywall, carpet and more from homes flooded during Tropical Storm Harvey on

Texas leads the nation in disasters. The state has had 352 federally declared disasters since 1953, the furthest back online FEMA records are available. That's 51 more than California, a state famed for earthquakes, fires and landslides.